Topic 4 Test Review: The American Revolution

In 1776, George Washington's troops surprised the British at ___ on Christmas night and then marched to Princeton to scatter the British troops there.

• Trenton

• Suffolk

• Boston

• Albany

In 1754, Benjamin Franklin proposed the ___ to place the British colonies under a more centralized colonial government.

• Suffolk Resolves

• Boston Massacre

• Declaration of Independence

• Albany Plan of Union

In 1775, the Second Continental Congress asked ___ to draft the Declaration of Independence.

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

in 1767, Parliament passed the ___ to tax imported goods, such as glass, paper, and tea.

• Albany Plan of Union

• Suffolk Resolves

• Intolerable Acts

• Treaty of Paris

In March of 1770, colonists protesting unfair taxes were confronted by British troops, who opened fire and killed five colonists in what became known as the ___.

• Intolerable Acts

• Tea Act

• Suffolk Resolves

• Boston Massacre

Which were provisions of the Treaty of Paris, signed in September 1783?

• Britain recognized the U.S. as an independent nation

• Britain prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Britain agreed to pay off any debts owed to Patriot merchants

• Britain gave the U.S. fishing rights in coastal waters off of Canada

Which of the following resulted from the passage of the Stamp Act?

• Colonial governments formed alliances with France in anticipation of conflict with Britain

• Patriots in Boston formed the Sons of Liberty to protest the act's passage

• Many colonists asserted that only their own assemblies could tax them.

• Colonists agreed to stop westward expansion beyond the Appalachian Mountains

What was an important outcome of the Battle of Bunker Hill?

• It showed the British forces were far superior to American forces

• It suggested that Loyalists would work with the British

• It proved that women could be important supporters of the Patriot cause

• It demonstrated that British forces were far superior to American forces

Which consequence of the French and Indian War contributed to future tensions between Great Britain and American colonists?

• British defenses against the French and Spanish were weakened

• Settlers on the western frontier had to pay for land taken from Native Americans

• The British government prohibited colonists from trading with Native Americans

• The British government had a large war debt that it wanted the colonists to help pay

Which basic idea was expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

• The purpose of government is to protect citizens' rights.

• The people give a government the authority to rule.

• Democracy is the only legitimate form of government.

• American government should consist of three branches.